George Bush nearly pelted with shoes

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Of course Bush, ignorant dipstick that he is, cracked some joke about shoe size. Probably he had no concept of the nature of the insult, or it's relevance to the Muslim faith. One would hope that if he did, he wouldn't have joked such.

I think someone trying to bean you with a shoe or any blunt object in any culture has very clear meaning. If Bush didn't joke and started whining and flaring his nostrils like Bill Maurer does on every one of his shows, then you'd be crying about Bush doing that instead.

Huh? Haven't we just been discussing that displaying soles of feet, and throwing shoes, has a very specific implication that is particular to Arabic culture? And my point is that these days it is in nobody's interest for the president to belittle any aspect of Arabic culture. He should be careful about that sort of stuff, wouldn't you say? So as not to offend any more people than he already has?

Although perhaps I was a little insensitive in my portrayal of Bush's cultural insenitivity.